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Dallas ended the month of May without a single win, so getting three points (no matter how it came about) was vital to start things off for the month of June. Dallas travels today to the Bay Area and take on a shockingly performing San Jose Earthquakes. Wondo has found his mojo, and Dallas are without a lot of key players again.
A win last week certainly makes everyone a bit more optimistic about Dallas’ chances to get a positive result, but is another loss on our hands?
The staff are continuing to make picks this season and we’re going with a simple points system, plus a slight twist:
Correct Result Prediction: 1pt
Correct Score: 2pts
Insightful commentary: +Bonus (admittedly this will be a bit arbitrary depending on accuracy, insight and creativity).
Here are our current standings:
2019 BigDSoccer Prediction Standings
| Position | Name | Point Total |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Point Total |
| 1 | Jason Poon | 29 |
| 2 | Ryan Scanlon | 29 |
| 3 | Nathan Hill | 26 |
| 4 | Mohammad Bushnaq | 23 |
| 5 | Ben Lyon | 23 |
| 6 | Jack Rouse | 21 |
| 7 | Steve Machine | 15 |
| 8 | Jeff Loftin | 13 |
| 9 | Drew Epperley | 12 |
| 10 | Jose Carmona | 9 |
| 11 | Andrew Gentry | 8 |
| 12 | Scott Hiney | 5 |
| 13 | Preston Wetherington | 4 |
| 14 | Jared Tilley | 2 |
Here are our staff predictions against SJ:
FCD vs SEA
| Name | Result for FCD | FCD Score | Opposition Score | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Result for FCD | FCD Score | Opposition Score | Commentary |
| Ben Lyon | Win | 2 | 1 | The smug comments from Sounders fans this week... |
| Jack Rous | Win | 2 | 0 | How do they do it? Ricardo Pepi |
| Jason Poon | Loss | 0 | 2 | It's been fun but I'm not seeing a way out of Seattle with a win. |
| Jeff Loftin | Loss | 1 | 2 | Close loss after controversial play at the other end which mysteriously doesn't get VAR treatment. |
| Mohammad Bushnaq | Loss | 1 | 2 | Valiant effort but Dallas falls short in the Pacific NW for their revenge bid. |
| Nathan Hill | Draw | 2 | 2 | FC Dallas advance on PKs and claim the Cascadia Cup. Goals from Jara and Pepi. |
| Ryan Scanlon | Loss | 1 | 3 | Seattle’s quality and combination play will be too much for FC Dallas which will not let us get away with what we pulled off against Portland. Michael Barrios gives us a glimmer of hope with a goal before Jordan Morris and Nick Lodeiro put this out of reach. |
What do you guys think? Can Dallas keep the good times going? Or is this just another one of those games where there are more “learning moments” as they continue to adjust under Luchi’s first year?